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ISTQB
Certified Tester
Acceptance Testing

In the ISTQB certification seminar "Certified Tester Acceptance Testing (CT-AcT)", you as a tester will acquire sound knowledge and skills for working with product managers and business analysts in the context of acceptance tests.

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Basic knowledge and skills for working as an acceptance tester. Certification according to the ISTQB international standard.

This seminar teaches you the concepts, methods and practices of cooperation between business analysts and testers in acceptance testing.

Key data

  • Duration: 2 days

  • Language: German

  • Training formats: Live online seminar , classroom seminar

  • Also available as anin-house seminar

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Target group

The syllabus is aimed at all persons involved in acceptance testing activities. This includes people in roles such as business analysts, product owners, testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers.

Seminar contents

1. introduction and basics
  • Basic relationships
  • Business analysis and acceptance testing
2. acceptance criteria, acceptance tests and experience-based practices
  • Creating acceptance criteria
  • Designing acceptance criteria
  • Experience-based approaches for acceptance testing
3. modeling business processes and rules
  • Modeling business processes and rules
  • Derive acceptance tests from business process/business rule models
  • Business process modeling for the acceptance test
4. acceptance testing of non-functional requirements
  • Non-functional quality characteristics and quality of use
  • Usability and user experience
  • Performance
  • IT security
5. collaborative acceptance test
  • Collaboration
  • Activities
  • Tool support
7. practical exercises

Learning Objectives

  • Contribute to the acceptance testing activities in an organization by participating in the test design of the acceptance test and by helping to align the product with the business requirements.

  • Contribute to the acceptance testing activities in an organization, including the process, artifacts, communication, reporting, monitoring and management of these activities, in close collaboration with testers and other relevant stakeholders in the acceptance testing process.

  • Contribute to the quality of the acceptance testing process, including the validation and verification of developed artifacts.

  • Contribute to the definition of acceptance criteria during requirements definition. Collaborate effectively with business analysts and other stakeholders during all acceptance testing activities.

  • Understand the business objectives, communicate with business units and share the common goals of acceptance testing.

Seminar documents

You will receive comprehensive accompanying material for the seminar including

  • Digital seminar documents with the complete content incl. exercises, sample exams, repetitions, terms
  • Basiswissen Abnahmetest - Aus- und Weiterbildung zum ISTQB® Foundation Level Specialist - Acceptance Testing" by Fieber/Wendland published by dpunkt.verlag.

Get certified

After the seminar, you can take the "ISTQB Certified Tester - Acceptance Testing" certification exam. Document your knowledge with this internationally recognized certificate. You can book the exam together with the seminar.

  • Online exam: You determine the time and place of the exam.

  • Type of exam: Multiple-choice exam with 40 questions.

  • Time: Can be chosen freely within three months of the seminar.

  • Duration: 60 minutes (exam time can be extended by 15 minutes for non-native speakers).

  • Language: German or English

  • Prerequisites: none

  • Price: 225 € plus VAT.

Learning material

This seminar is based on the current version of the "ISTQB Certified Tester - Acceptance Testing" scheme. The "ISTQB Certified Tester" scheme is a globally recognized, standardized training and development scheme for software testers. The scheme consists of the Foundation, Advanced and Expert training levels, supplemented by modules for working in agile teams and other specialist modules. The associated syllabuses and examination questions are developed and published in Germany by the German Testing Board (GTB). Examinations are offered and conducted by authorized certification bodies.

  • Syllabus: The current 2019 version of the syllabus can be found at www.gtb.de

  • Glossary: The current ISTQB glossary of test terms can be found atglossary.istqb.org

  • Sample exams: The current ISTQB glossary of test terms can be found at glossary.istqb.org

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Why TestSolutions?

Accredited by the German Testing Board
Complete coverage of the ISTQB syllabus
Live seminar by certified trainer
Practical exercises
Exam preparation with sample exams
Online examination possible
Digital seminar documents and accompanying book
Can also be booked as an in-house seminar